LOT 3437
Ireland. Easter Rising Anniversary AR Ten Scilling. Dated 1966.
Royal mint, London. Commemorative 10 shilling piece on the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1916. éiRe · 1966 ·, bust of Padraig Pearse (Patrick Pearse) to right / deiċ scilling in Gaelic around the figure of Cú Chulainn (an Irish mythological hero) as a miniature of the statue by Oliver Sheppard, currently in the General Post Office, Dublin. Edge insciption: éiRí amac na Cásca 1916 in Gaelic. SCBC 6646; KM 18. Almost Uncirculated. Some scratches.(18.16gr, 30mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
FootnotesMany of these coins (1,270,000) were melted by the Central Bank around decimalisation in 1971 and many more were melted privately when the price of silver was very high in 1980/81.
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Group of Six [6] Irish Coins. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Various dates including copies. 110gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Ireland. Stuart, James II AE Crown. 1685-1691.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Dublin mint. Dated 1690. 'Gunmoney' coinage. IAC • II • DEI • GRA • MAG • BRI • FRA • ET • HIB • REX, King on horseback to left with upright sword / CHRIS-TO • VICT-ORE TRI-VMPHO, crowned cruciform shields, crown at centre, ANO DOM across upper field, date across lower field. SCBC 6578. 14.56gr, 33mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Overstruck.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Ireland. Tudor, Edward VI AR Groat. 1547-1553.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Dublin mint; i.m: harp. Struck 1547-circa 1550. Posthumous issue of Henry VIII, Class IV. Tower dies. HENRIC .' 8 • D .' G .' AGL .' FRA .' Z • HIB [REX], crowned bust facing slightly to right / (Harp) CIVI-TAS DVB-LINIE, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. SCBC 6488. 2.20gr, 26mm, 8h.
Near Fine. Edge chipped.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
